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Forbes released its list of World’s Highest Paid Female Athletes on Tuesday, and badminton star P V Sindhu is the only athlete from the country to be named among the achievers. With total earnings of 5.5 million dollars, Sindhu tied for the 13th place with Thai golfer Ariya Jutanugarn.

“Sindhu remains India’s most marketable female athlete. She became the first Indian to win the season-ending BWF World Tour finals in 2018,” Forbes said.

Serena Williams, a 23-times Grand Slam champion, topped the annual list for a fourth consecutive year with estimated total earnings of $29.2 million, according to the mag. On the second spot is Naomi Osaka, who won the 2018 US Open, defeating Williams. She has total earnings of USD 24.3 million. The top 15 earned a cumulative USD 146 million, compared with USD 130 million last year.

On the third position is Angelique Kerber, who pulled in USD 11.8 million from tennis. Interestingly, Williams and Osaka both earned more than twice as much as her.Dan Levy, who heads the Olympics and female athletes divisions at Wasserman, opines that despitethe playing salary gap in team sports, marketing opportunities have opened up in recent years for female athletes thanks to the growth of social media platforms. “Pro athletes now have a way to connect with their fans that doesn't rely on network TV to build a fan base and connectivity to the consumers that brands want to reach. That change alone has helped women become much more powerful in the sports marketing world,” he said.